Fighting CSAM.

Fighting CSAM.

A safe childhood.

A safe childhood.

A global network.

A global network.

We are a global
network of 46
member hotlines.

We lead the fight against Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online.
We connect and support hotlines with funding from the European Commission.
We advocate for legislative and policy changes with our shared goal.
Your
contribution
counts.

Your
contribution
counts.

Reporting suspected child sexual abuse images or videos, including a sexually explicit image of a child, supports the fight against such material. Scroll down to see how.

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Prevent Child Sexual Abuse!

Child Sexual Abuse Material consumption is considered as the viewing or downloading of any images or videos that show a child engaged in or depicted as being engaged in explicit sexual activity. Contact offences are those which involve direct contact of a sexual nature with a child.

Prevention initiatives exist globally to tackle both.

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Anonymous support is available!

Insights & articles

Offender behaviour through the pandemic

In a study conducted by Dr Michael Salter, many professionals working with online child sexual exploitation (OSCE) noted an increase in several forms of abuse and illegal activity online.

Offender behaviour through the pandemic

What is Encryption?

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a privacy feature used on many messaging services which makes it impossible for anyone except the sender or receiver to view the content of a message.

What is Encryption?

Meet Denton, the INHOPE Executive Director

Get to know the people behind INHOPE with our team member spotlight.

Meet Denton, the INHOPE Executive Director

The frontline against online child sexual abuse through the pandemic

Everyone has been affected by the pandemic, but when your job involves handling sensitive and illegal content, or investigating and identifying victims of child sexual abuse, the pandemi (...)

The frontline against online child sexual abuse through the pandemic

What is 'Trace an Object'?

'Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object' is a crowdsourcing campaign operated by Europol which seeks public information to help in their investigations into child sexual abuse.

What is 'Trace an Object'?

INHOPE Summit 2021 Announced

We are thrilled to announce that the fourth INHOPE Summit will take place on September 21-22. The theme of the virtual conference will be Digital First Responders.

INHOPE Summit 2021 Announced

The impact of COVID-19 on the risk of online child sexual exploitation

The health crisis produced by COVID-19 prompted widespread school closures and other measures that drove children online to continue learning and socialising. Adults also become increasi (...)

The impact of COVID-19 on the risk of online child sexual exploitation

Hotlines, People, and Tech: United against Child Sexual Abuse Material

Red, amber, and green traffic lights tell us when to stop, go, or slow down. Only together can they keep us safe on the roads. The same is true for hotlines, people, and technology. Tog (...)

Hotlines, People, and Tech: United against Child Sexual Abuse Material

Easy reporting: INHOPE and ECPAT join forces

Easy reporting: INHOPE and ECPAT International join forces against child sexual exploitation. Travel and tourism have been restricted during Covid-19, but child sexual abuse did not stop (...)

Easy reporting: INHOPE and ECPAT join forces

What is Illegal Content Online?

There are a wide range of illegal and harmful activities which occur on the Internet.

What is Illegal Content Online?